m6a.large vs m6idn.large

Instance Typem6a.largem6idn.large
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
6 – Generation
a – AMD processor
large – Size
Small to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
6 – Generation
i – Intel processor
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory8 GiB8 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Clock Speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm6a.12xlarge, m6a.16xlarge, m6a.24xlarge, m6a.2xlarge, m6a.32xlarge, m6a.48xlarge, m6a.4xlarge, m6a.8xlarge, m6a.large, m6a.metal, m6a.xlargem6idn.12xlarge, m6idn.16xlarge, m6idn.24xlarge, m6idn.2xlarge, m6idn.32xlarge, m6idn.4xlarge, m6idn.8xlarge, m6idn.large, m6idn.metal, m6idn.xlarge
Generationsm5a.large, m6a.large, m7a.large, m8a.largem6idn.large, m8idn.large
Variantsm6g.large, m6gd.large, m6i.large, m6id.large, m6idn.large, m6in.largem6a.large, m6g.large, m6gd.large, m6i.large, m6id.large, m6in.large
SageMakerml.m6a.large
RDSdb.m6idn.large
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance StorageEBS only1 x 118 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 6667 MBpsup to 25000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth650 Mbps1562 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput81.25 Mbps195.3125 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3600 IOPS6250 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS100000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps25000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps3125 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 25000 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces33
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.93x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
m6a.large
m6idn.large
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2)0.0556n/a
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.0556n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.08640.1660
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.10800.1931
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.10800.1954
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.11160.2001
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.13770.2012
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.2048
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.2066
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.2489
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.08640.1675
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.09630.1697
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.09630.1742
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.09990.1742
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.10080.1778
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.10080.1810
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.10080.1834
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.10350.1895
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a0.1591
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.08640.1591
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.1591
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